Avron: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 2.
Why this name?
The station takes its name from rue d'Avron, part of a path that once led to the Avron plateau, east of Paris. It is on the border of the Sainte-Marguerite and Charonne districts, between Alexandre Dumas and Nation, and Buzenval, on line 9, is geographically very close. Its single entrance, on boulevard de Charonne, is a Guimard pavilion listed as a historic monument.
Anecdote
In 2018, after France's World Cup victory, the station was temporarily renamed « Nous Avron gagné » (a pun on « we won »). An April Fools' joke also turned it into « Aviron » (rowing) on the Porte Dauphine side and « Para Aviron » on the Nation side, a nod to the 2024 Games events.
Around Avron
- Cours de Vincennes, 800 m away — A wide, tree-lined avenue leading to the Bois de Vincennes, lined with local shops.
- Bois de Vincennes, 1450 m away — Paris's largest green space, with a lake, zoo and racecourse, a former royal hunting ground.
- Place de la Réunion, 350 m away — A lively square in the 20th arrondissement, surrounded by cafés and local shops.